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The lost book of Adana Moreau : a novel2020
Summary: The story of a Latin American science fiction writer and the lives her lost manuscript unite in post-Katrina New Orleans. In 1929 in New Orleans, a Dominican immigrant named Adana Moreau writes a... more »- place hold (0)
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Red pill2020
Summary: After receiving a prestigious writing fellowship in Germany, the narrator of "Red Pill" arrives in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee and struggles to accomplish anything at all. Instead of working on the... more »- place hold (0)
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The mountains sing : a novel2020
Summary: The multigenerational tale of the Trà̂n family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trà̂n Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six... more »- place hold (0)
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Shiner2020
Summary: An hour from the closest West Virginia mining town, fifteen-year-old Wren Bird lives in a cloistered mountain cabin with her parents. They have no car, no mailbox, and no visitors -- except for her... more »- place hold (0)
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Hamnet : a novel of the plague2020
Summary: A short, piercing, deeply moving novel about the death of Shakespeare's 11 year old son Hamnet -- a name interchangeable with Hamlet in 15th century Britain -- and the years leading up to the... more »- place hold (0)
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Real life2020
Summary: A novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend -- and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost everything about Wallace, an introverted African-American... more »- place hold (0)
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Memorial2020
Summary: Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant. Benson is a Black day care teacher. They've been together for a few years, but now they're not sure why they're still a couple. There's the... more »- place hold (0)
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The office of historical corrections : a novella and stories2020
Summary: Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history. She introduces us to Black and... more »- place hold (0)
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Before the ever after2020
Summary: For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone's hero. As a charming, talented pro football star, he's as beloved to the neighborhood kids as he is to his millions of adoring sports fans.... more »- place hold (0)
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A children's bible : a novel2020
Summary: This novel follows a group of children and their families on summer vacation at a lakeside mansion. The teenage narrator Eve and the other children are contemptuous of their parents, who spend the... more »- place hold (0)
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The searcher2020
Summary: Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life... more »- place hold (0)
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The once and future witches2020
Summary: In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history. In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now... more »- place hold (0)
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What Are You Going Through2020
Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER "As good as The Friend , if not better." — The New York Times "Impossible to put down ... leavened with wit and tenderness."— People "I was dazed by the novel; s... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The Once and Future Witches2020
Summary: In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Alix E. Harrow; s powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement. In 1893, there; s no such thing as witches.... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Monogamy2020
Summary: "A sensual and perceptive novel. . . . With humor and humanity, Miller resists the simple scorned-wife story and instead crafts a revelatory tale of the complexities—and the... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Memorial2020
Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! “Truly unlike anything I; ve read before. Bryan Washington; s take on love, family, and responsibility is as complicated and true as... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The Lying Life of Adults2020
Summary: Soon to be a NETFLIX Original Series. A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL set in a divided Naples by ELENA FERRANTE, the New York Times best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lost Daughter . "There; s... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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A Long Petal of the Sea2020
Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Jack2020
Summary: This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the latest... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Homeland Elegies2020
Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Disgraced and author of American Dervish, an American son and his immigrant father search for belonging — in post-Trump America, and with each other. A... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The end of her : a novel2020
Summary: In upstate New York, Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin babies. The girls are a handful, but Stephanie doesn't mind being a stay-at-home mom, taking care of them... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The death of Vivek Oji2020
Summary: Southeastern Nigeria. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Death in her hands2020
Summary: While on her normal daily walk with her dog in the nearby forest woods, our protagonist comes across a note, handwritten and carefully pinned to the ground with a frame of stones. "Her name was... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Bestiary2020
Summary: Three generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this spellbinding, visceral debut about one family’s queer desires, violent impulses, and buried... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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A beautifully foolish endeavor : a novel2020
Summary: The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. Well, that's not exactly true. Part of... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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What Are You Going Through2020
Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER "As good as The Friend , if not better." — The New York Times "Impossible to put down ... leavened with wit and tenderness."— People "I was dazed by the novel; s... more »EBOOK
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Piranesi2020
Summary: New York Times Bestseller! From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell , an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi; s house... more »EBOOK
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The Once and Future Witches2020
Summary: In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Alix E. Harrow; s powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement. In 1893, there; s no such thing as witches.... more »EBOOK
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Jack2020
Summary: A New York Times bestseller Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the latest novel in one of the great works of... more »EBOOK
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Homeland Elegies2020
Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Disgraced and American Dervish : an immigrant father and his son search for belonging — in post-Trump America, and with each other. "Passionate,... more »EBOOK
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The death of Vivek Oji2020
Summary: Southeastern Nigeria. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As... more »EBOOK
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Death in her hands2020
Summary: While on her normal daily walk with her dog in the nearby forest woods, our protagonist comes across a note, handwritten and carefully pinned to the ground with a frame of stones. "Her name was... more »EBOOK
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Bestiary2020
Summary: Three generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this spellbinding, visceral debut about one family’s queer desires, violent impulses, and buried... more »EBOOK
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A beautifully foolish endeavor : a novel2020
Summary: The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. Well, that's not exactly true. Part of... more »EBOOK
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The arrest : a novel2020
Summary: Before the Arrest, Sandy Duplessis had a reasonably good life as a screenwriter in L.A. An old college friend and writing partner, the charismatic and malicious Peter Todbaum, had become one of the... more »- place hold (0)
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Leave the world behind : a novel2020
Summary: Amanda and Clay head to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good... more »- place hold (2)
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The searcher2020
Summary: Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life... more »- place hold (1)
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The space between worlds2020
Summary: Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there's just one catch: no one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Cara's parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying:... more »- place hold (0)
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Piranesi2020
Summary: Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within... more »- place hold (0)
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The Searcher2020
Summary: A New York Times Bestseller "This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet...its own kind of masterpiece." —Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post A "taut,... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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